What Are The Best Novels In Verse For Middle & High School Readers?
Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.
ELA — English Language Arts — involves the teaching of reading, writing, thinking critically, speaking, listening, and using physical/digital forms of media to communicate.
Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.
To create authentic writing assignments, you should have a clear purpose & resistant audience in mind — one students must work to engage.
These 12 rhyming dictionaries and tools can help you find rhyming words, synonyms, and other forms of creative wordplay.
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